Articles Tagged: Iowa Department of Transportation

The left-turn lanes on Blairs Ferry Road NE onto Interstate 380 will be closed for the next three months as the bridge over the interstate is redone.

The city of Cedar Rapids is planning for $10 million in improvements to streets connecting to where the Iowa DOT will reconstruct the Wright Brothers Boulevard and I-380 interchange.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and state agency leaders provided updates on government efforts to assist Iowans whose homes have been damaged by or last to natural disasters over the past few months.

Getting behind the wheel of a huge orange truck for the first time can be intimidating, the retired doctors says. And just like surgery, complicated machines take a great deal of skill to operate effectively.

A new state law requires Iowa local governments to obtain a permit to continue using automated traffic enforcement cameras beyond Oct. 1

Crash happened as lane was closed in Pottawattamie County.

Bills limiting cellphone use while driving by mandating hands-free technology have been introduced in the Iowa Legislature since 2019, but all attempts at passage have been unsuccessful. More than 30 other states have passed such laws. Why won't Iowa?

Crossing over Mississippi closed Feb. 25 when piers shifted

Speeding convictions in Iowa rose in 2023, but still were down about 17 percent from a decade ago -- a decline that some law enforcement officials believe isn’t due to drivers speeding any less, but rather reduced enforcement as agencies cope with staff shortages and increased workloads.

Retailers and commuters cope while the Black Hawk Bridge over the Mississippi River is temporary closed.

The Iowa Bicycle Coalition turns 20 this year and has a new executive director at the helm to continue its legacy of promoting safe and enjoyable cycling throughout the state of Iowa.

Starting Monday, a free water taxi will cross the river there at certain times of the day for seven days a week until the bridge is repaired and reopened to traffic, the Iowa Department of Transportation announced Friday.

Contractors this month are pouring concrete for median barriers on I-380, near where it becomes Highway 218. The I-80 median barrier was completed in mid-January and a temporary barrier was removed in early February.

The Iowa Department of Transportation said Friday that as part of the repair work, sections of the bridge decking will be removed — closing the bridge to pedestrians as well as vehicles.

The bill would require the Iowa Transportation Commission to include in its long-range planning plans to make the entire length of Highway 30 four lanes — including a 40-mile stretch between DeWitt and Lisbon, just east of Cedar Rapids, and between Carroll and Ogden in western Iowa.